Southern California, June 2004After
the bride and groom, the wedding party and most of the guests were moving
off we posed for a family shot in front of the decorated outdoor gazebo.
The bubble machines were cranked up.

After
the prereception and the buffet dinner some real characters showed up.
They were ready to interact and pose for some memorable photos. Including
another one taken by someone else.

Our
plan after the wedding was three days of Disneyland and California Adventure.
I took this photo from the top of a ride loking down on the nothern shore
of the water feature in the middle of the California Adventure. You
can see the Grand Californian Hotel and Disneyland in the background.

The
day was perfect, sunny but not too hot.

The
night was nice too. It was a full day of going on most of the rides.
After three days and nights of Disney parks we spent a few hours at Knotts
Berry Farm. Then it was on to San Diego.

After
checking in, we drove through downtown and the Mission Beach area before
stopping for a look see at Sunset Cliffs. Later we watched the sunset
from Ocean Beach.

After
a day at the Zoo we went to the beach that Charise recommended, Coronado.
Many Navy aircraft approached right over us and landed nearby. We
ate dinner on the beach and then played in the surf and sand till the sun
went down. It was a real good time. The next day we spent at
Seaworld. The new Atlantis ride is a water ride but you stay fairly
dry. But then we all got very wet on the rapids ride.
Serves us right for the soaking we gave to many people as they passed by
the "pay to spray" stations.

This
shot was taken by a park camera operated by an employee and printed on
the parks printers. So I brought it home and scanned it. It
sort of sums up our trip to the wedding and our tour of many of southern
California's tourist attractions. We considered stopping at Magic
Mountain on the way home, but only stopped for dinner in Valencia.